Making Student Thinking Visible

This webinar was Chaired by Prof Catherine Lewis, Research Professor at the Department of Education at Mills College Oakland, California and presented by Dr Shelley Friedkin, also of Mills College and Assistant Professor Sharon Dotger of Syracuse University.

This webinar focused on two tools useful for making student thinking visible: journals (notebooks) and board writing (bansho). The presenters shared a mathematics and a science case study to show how these tools are used. The cases highlighted similarities and differences in the use of these tools in these content areas.

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Renowned, internationally-known scholar, Dr Akihiko Takahashi is teaching an online course in Lesson Study this Spring 2019. In addition to current students, registration is open to non-DePaul students.

This course will: o Cover the history, cultural and instructional perspectives of lesson study in Japan where LS has been practiced system-wide over a century o Explore the adaptation of Lesson Study in selected educational systems o Put together and extend the current research efforts on adaptation, conceptualization, and theorization of lesson study in order for the participants to seek an effective implementation of Lesson Study to the schools outside of Japan o Use Lesson Study for preparing prospective mathematics teachers o Identify ideal implementation for Lesson Study to improve mathematics teaching and learning

For more information on the class or to access the registration links, visit: http://bit.ly/COELessonStudy ... See more

About WALS

The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) aims to promote and advance the research and practices focused on Lesson Studies in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning. It provides a platform for research collaboration, mutual assistance and information exchange among its members. It is made up of educational researchers and teaching professionals committed to the improvement of the quality of learning.

Lesson Study as a tool for professional learning is now practised in many countries and it has helped schools around the world develop into learning communities. Our annual conferences bring together researchers, school leaders and teachers from various countries to share their experience and practice of lesson studies. They also provide opportunities for participants to discuss current and enduring issues pertaining to teaching, learning and research on Lesson Study.